Roots Music Report compiles weekly radio airplay charts for various roots-related genres. These are based on spin totals reported by music directors and DJs from more than 400 terrestrial and Internet radio stations. The latest Folk chart is posted here with permission.

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label Location
1 1 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
2 2 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
3 3 PETER O’BRIEN AND TONY POOLE JUNKED CARS AND BEAT UP GUITARS AURORA UNITED KINGDOM
4 4 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
5 0 ALBERT & GAGE DAKOTA LULLABY MOONHOUSE TX
6 5 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
7 7 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
8 9 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
9 8 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
10 10 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
11 11 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
12 13 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
13 14 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
14 15 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS OH
15 16 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
16 6 CHIP TAYLOR YONKERS NY TRAIN WRECK NY
17 18 LEAH VIK SHELTON BETTER DAY VELVETONE WA
18 19 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS GIFT RED HOUSE VA
19 21 ROSALIE SORRELS STRANGERS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY RED HOUSE ID
20 22 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
21 17 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
22 24 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE CALLING ZOE / ROUNDER MA
23 25 7 WORLDS COLLIDE THE SUN CAME OUT SONY UNITED KINGDOM
24 26 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
25 36 VARIOUS ARTIST THE VILLAGE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE 429 / FONTANA NY
26 29 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE OH
27 31 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
28 32 CATIE CURTIS HELLO STRANGER COMPASS ME
29 12 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY TN
30 41 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
31 30 KEITH REID PROJECT THE COMMON THREAD ROCKVILLE United Kingdom
32 33 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
33 37 JOHN HIATT SAME OLD MAN NEW WEST CA
34 38 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN AL
35 39 PIERCE PETTIS THAT KIND OF LOVE COMPASS AL
36 40 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH TX
37 42 YUSUF ELDER MUSIC BV United Kingdom
38 43 RITA HOSKING COME SUNRISE SELF RELEASE TX
39 44 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
40 34 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
41 47 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
42 48 JASON SPOONER THE FLAME YOU FOLLOW SELF ME
43 49 JAKOB DYLAN SEEING THINGS COLUMBIA CA
44 50 DUHKS MIGHTY STORM SUGAR HILL CA
45 0 KERI NOBLE KERI NOBLE TELARC MN
46 0 DAVID WILCOX OPEN HAND W.A.R? NC
47 0 JESSE WINCHESTER LOVE FILLING STATION APPLESEED CANADA
48 0 COLIN HAY AMERICAN SUNSHINE COMPASS AUSTRALIA
49 0 ANDREW LANDERS PROJECT BEAUTIFUL DEPRAVITY SELF IA
50 0 BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE RUNNING FOR THE DRUM APPLESEED CANADA
For the Week of January 01, 2010